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By mikethemadbiologist on February 10, 2010.

Not too bad with the snow here. Links for you:

A nation full of people trying to have their cake and eat it too
At what price "progress"? Macro- and Micro-publishing Economies
It Takes a Village to Raise a Racist
Should Economists Be Sued for Malpractice?
On Being an Asshole
Debt Collector's Untold Role In Scott Brown Victory
Actual Senate supermajority requirements: 72 Democrats, 54 Republicans
Journals of the Crisis Year
Governors' New Budgets Indicate Loss of Many Jobs if Federal Aid Expires
A refreshing dose of honesty: Maria Cantwell and the politics of global warming

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